The Star-Ledger Archives: Black History Monthtag:blog.nj.com,2014:/ledgerarchives/19712009-02-19T22:44:41ZPast news articles by The Star-LedgerMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceShady Rest in Scotch Plains was first African-American club of its kindtag:blog.nj.com,2009:/ledgerarchives//1971.22449132009-02-19T22:44:41Z2009-05-28T19:51:01ZUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINAGolfers enjoying an outing at Shady Rest Golf and Country Club in Scotch Plains, the first African-American owned and operated country club. Shady Rest was the first African-American club of its kind in the U.S., offering daytime...Anthony Venutolo/The Star-Ledgerhttp://connect.nj.com/user/acvenuto/index.html
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINAGolfers enjoying an outing at Shady Rest Golf and Country Club in Scotch Plains, the first African-American owned and operated country club. Shady Rest was the first African-American club of its kind in the U.S., offering daytime...
Leisure activities remained quietly segregated even as northern New Jersey's public spaces were integratedtag:blog.nj.com,2009:/ledgerarchives//1971.22851202009-02-26T22:25:05Z2009-02-26T22:37:44ZFORT LEE HISTORICAL SOCIETYFrom 1947 to 1949, protestors pressured Palisades Amusement Park to integrate its "members-only" pool. In this undated photo, they picket the park's entrance on Palisade Avenue in Cliffside Park. There was no "Whites Only" sign steering black...Kathleen O'Brien/The Star-Ledgerhttp://connect.nj.com/user/kobrien/index.html
FORT LEE HISTORICAL SOCIETYFrom 1947 to 1949, protestors pressured Palisades Amusement Park to integrate its "members-only" pool. In this undated photo, they picket the park's entrance on Palisade Avenue in Cliffside Park. There was no "Whites Only" sign steering black...
The African-American Newark baseball team was a source of pride and identity in segregated times tag:blog.nj.com,2009:/ledgerarchives//1971.22065872009-02-12T22:11:29Z2009-02-12T22:43:11ZCOURTESY OF ROBERT CVORNYEKFuture Hall-of-Famer Larry Doby, who would become the first African-American ballplayer in the American League, signs autographs for young Eagles fans at Ruppert Stadium in Newark. The Stadium was town down in 1967. When the Eagles soared...Peter Genovese/The Star-Ledgerhttp://connect.nj.com/user/pgenoves/index.html
COURTESY OF ROBERT CVORNYEKFuture Hall-of-Famer Larry Doby, who would become the first African-American ballplayer in the American League, signs autographs for young Eagles fans at Ruppert Stadium in Newark. The Stadium was town down in 1967. When the Eagles soared...
With a black president in the White House, some wonder if Black History Month is still necessarytag:blog.nj.com,2009:/ledgerarchives//1971.21658232009-02-05T22:40:18Z2009-02-05T23:24:59ZILLUSTRATION BY ANDRE MALOKWhen today's high school students are asked to name famous Americans, their top three are the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman. When 2,000 high-schoolers were asked last year to name the 10...Kathleen O'Brien/The Star-Ledgerhttp://connect.nj.com/user/kobrien/index.html
ILLUSTRATION BY ANDRE MALOKWhen today's high school students are asked to name famous Americans, their top three are the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman. When 2,000 high-schoolers were asked last year to name the 10...
Separate but average: Segregated South Jerseytag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.7471222008-02-15T22:05:52Z2008-02-29T15:30:19ZCourtesy of Salem Historical SocietyThe all-black Grant Street Grammar School in Salem in 1922. The school shared a playground with a white school, but black children and white children used the playground at different times. In 1964, NBC execs searched...Peter Genovese/The Star-Ledgerhttp://connect.nj.com/user/pgenoves/index.html
Courtesy of Salem Historical SocietyThe all-black Grant Street Grammar School in Salem in 1922. The school shared a playground with a white school, but black children and white children used the playground at different times. In 1964, NBC execs searched...
What the children knew: The unspoken rules in and outside the classroomtag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.7593542008-02-29T13:39:07Z2008-02-29T13:53:33ZBY KATHLEEN O'BRIEN Star-Ledger Staff A week before the Charlton Street School's eighth-grade graduation in 1945, the Newark school's only three white students disappeared. Classmates learned they had been quietly transferred to the neighboring Avon Avenue School, which was mostly...Kathleen O'Brien/The Star-Ledgerhttp://connect.nj.com/user/kobrien/index.html
BY KATHLEEN O'BRIEN Star-Ledger Staff A week before the Charlton Street School's eighth-grade graduation in 1945, the Newark school's only three white students disappeared. Classmates learned they had been quietly transferred to the neighboring Avon Avenue School, which was mostly...
When Princeton attacked Jim Crowtag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.7470152008-02-08T22:02:53Z2008-02-28T22:43:58ZCourtesy of the Historical Society of PrincetonThe last segregated graduating class at Princeton's Witherspoon School in 1948. The way the Princeton Herald described it 60 years ago, the changes for the 1948 school year were a "reorganization" that would end...Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledgerhttp://connect.nj.com/user/vihyman/index.html
Courtesy of the Historical Society of PrincetonThe last segregated graduating class at Princeton's Witherspoon School in 1948. The way the Princeton Herald described it 60 years ago, the changes for the 1948 school year were a "reorganization" that would end...
Blackboard battles: Integration means uncertainty for teacherstag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.7478712008-02-22T22:08:58Z2008-02-28T22:43:33ZNew Jersey Historical SocietyThe New Jearsey Organization of Teachers of Colored Children, 1932. There was concern in the black community that integration would cost black teachers their jobs. Sixty years ago, black and white students headed off to school under...
New Jersey Historical SocietyThe New Jearsey Organization of Teachers of Colored Children, 1932. There was concern in the black community that integration would cost black teachers their jobs. Sixty years ago, black and white students headed off to school under...
Black History Month | A look for identitytag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6719982008-01-31T17:46:48Z2008-02-01T21:21:17ZA powerful voice From a Summit pulpit, she preached racial equality Story by CARRIE STETLER When Florence Spearing Randolph was alive, people knew her name. In 1915, she founded the New Jersey Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, which became one...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
A powerful voice From a Summit pulpit, she preached racial equality Story by CARRIE STETLER When Florence Spearing Randolph was alive, people knew her name. In 1915, she founded the New Jersey Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, which became one...
THE STORY RETOLD | Fascinating articles from The Star-Ledger's Black History Month Archivetag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6709292008-01-31T17:46:47Z2008-02-01T21:14:57Z'A bold gesture' Quaker minister joins the cause as slaves battle for emancipation Story by LISA IRIZARRY ON STRUGGLE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 13, 2004 John Woolman lived the simple life of a Quaker as a...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
'A bold gesture' Quaker minister joins the cause as slaves battle for emancipation Story by LISA IRIZARRY ON STRUGGLE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 13, 2004 John Woolman lived the simple life of a Quaker as a...
THE STORY RETOLD | Fascinating articles from The Star-Ledger's Black History Month Archivetag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6719492008-01-31T17:46:46Z2008-02-01T21:13:41ZEchoes of the flight to freedom The sounds of the Underground Railroad resonate throughout New Jersey Story by PETER GENOVESE ON STRUGGLE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 25, 2000 Listen ... Listen to the footsteps. Soft footsteps....Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
Echoes of the flight to freedom The sounds of the Underground Railroad resonate throughout New Jersey Story by PETER GENOVESE ON STRUGGLE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 25, 2000 Listen ... Listen to the footsteps. Soft footsteps....
THE STORY RETOLD | Fascinating articles from The Star-Ledger's Black History Month Archivetag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6718472008-01-31T17:46:45Z2008-02-01T21:08:52ZNo sanctuary from her memories A friend recalls the death of a young girl in an infamous church bombing Story by LISA IRIZARRY ON STRUGGLE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 1, 1999 It was a September day...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
No sanctuary from her memories A friend recalls the death of a young girl in an infamous church bombing Story by LISA IRIZARRY ON STRUGGLE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 1, 1999 It was a September day...
THE STORY RETOLD | Fascinating articles from The Star-Ledger's Black History Month Archivetag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6718172008-01-31T17:46:44Z2008-02-01T20:37:54ZWhen ordinary was extraordinary In the face of southern slavery, some northern blacks lived a middle-class life Story by AMY ELLIS NUTT ON EVERYDAY LIFE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 1, 2001 In 1861, four out of...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
When ordinary was extraordinary In the face of southern slavery, some northern blacks lived a middle-class life Story by AMY ELLIS NUTT ON EVERYDAY LIFE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 1, 2001 In 1861, four out of...
THE STORY RETOLD | Fascinating articles from The Star-Ledger's Black History Month Archivetag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6717962008-01-31T17:46:43Z2008-02-01T20:32:42ZA Culinary treasure Exhibit shows how two sisters from Newark found kinship through cooking Story by LISA IRIZARRY ON EVERYDAY LIFE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 2, 2001 Sizzling food hitting a hot frying pan and the...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
A Culinary treasure Exhibit shows how two sisters from Newark found kinship through cooking Story by LISA IRIZARRY ON EVERYDAY LIFE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 2, 2001 Sizzling food hitting a hot frying pan and the...
THE STORY RETOLD | Fascinating articles from The Star-Ledger's Black History Month Archivetag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6717562008-01-31T17:46:42Z2008-02-01T20:19:46ZFamily cooking ON EVERYDAY LIFE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 2, 2001 Following is a sampling of family recipes, as well as short bios on the cooks, from "Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine: Recipes and Reminiscences of a...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
Family cooking ON EVERYDAY LIFE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 2, 2001 Following is a sampling of family recipes, as well as short bios on the cooks, from "Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine: Recipes and Reminiscences of a...
THE STORY RETOLD | Fascinating articles from The Star-Ledger's Black History Month Archivetag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6717322008-01-31T17:46:40Z2008-02-01T20:09:08ZColors muted by neglect Recognition comes too late for black artist in white world Story by LISA IRIZARRY ON EVERYDAY LIFE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 7, 2000 She spent a lifetime longing to share her artistic...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
Colors muted by neglect Recognition comes too late for black artist in white world Story by LISA IRIZARRY ON EVERYDAY LIFE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 7, 2000 She spent a lifetime longing to share her artistic...
THE STORY RETOLD | Fascinating articles from The Star-Ledger's Black History Month Archivetag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6717132008-01-31T17:46:39Z2008-02-01T20:03:49ZProfiles of the courageous Civil War's forgotten men finally entering history's ranks Story by WILLIAM GORDAN ON NATIONAL SERVICE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 6, 2001 Racing against time and weather that is fast obliterating vital statistics...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
Profiles of the courageous Civil War's forgotten men finally entering history's ranks Story by WILLIAM GORDAN ON NATIONAL SERVICE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 6, 2001 Racing against time and weather that is fast obliterating vital statistics...
THE STORY RETOLD | Fascinating articles from The Star-Ledger's Black History Month Archivetag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6716992008-01-31T17:46:38Z2008-02-01T19:59:31ZThe battle back home The 1940s: 'We went to war together' Story by VICKI HYMAN ON NATIONAL SERVICE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 4, 2005 Charlie Brame's troopship sailed into New York Harbor on a warm autumn...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
The battle back home The 1940s: 'We went to war together' Story by VICKI HYMAN ON NATIONAL SERVICE Reprinted with modifications from The Star-Ledger Archive, Feb. 4, 2005 Charlie Brame's troopship sailed into New York Harbor on a warm autumn...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | A search for identitytag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6716732008-01-31T17:46:37Z2008-02-01T19:49:19ZBrought to light More than a century later, the Underground Railroad remains a popular subject Story by PETER GENOVESE About 20 to 25 times a year, Giles Wright receives phone calls from New Jerseyans claiming their home or business was...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
Brought to light More than a century later, the Underground Railroad remains a popular subject Story by PETER GENOVESE About 20 to 25 times a year, Giles Wright receives phone calls from New Jerseyans claiming their home or business was...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | A search for identitytag:blog.nj.com,2008:/ledgerarchives//1971.6713212008-01-31T17:46:34Z2008-02-01T19:43:07ZHidden treasures Traces of the past brought to light in a little-known museum Story by LISA IRIZARRY PASSERS-BY might dismiss it as a construction site -- 10 trailers configured into a large makeshift complex on a nondescript stretch of Jackson...Beverly M. Reidhttp://connect.nj.com/user/breid/index.html
Hidden treasures Traces of the past brought to light in a little-known museum Story by LISA IRIZARRY PASSERS-BY might dismiss it as a construction site -- 10 trailers configured into a large makeshift complex on a nondescript stretch of Jackson...